Firewind

Gus G, Firewind founder and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, just unveiled his signature overdrive pedal, the G Screamer. He worked with BBE Sound to create an overdrive pedal that would give his leads the extra push they need to go over the edge.

Firewind guitarist Gus G -- who took over for longtime Ozzy Osbourne axe Zakk Wylde -- told a Florida newspaper that he's been writing a bunch of riffs and has discussed them with Ozzy. But overall, Gus said that it's still too early to figure things out, because Ozzy is still touring and …

Gus G was plucked from a pool of guitarists to replace the venerable Zakk Wylde as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist, and he's answered the call with equal parts grace and shred. His main band, Firewind, has just released 'Days of Defiance,' and will tour behind the platter for a quick run of special engage…

Being the new guy is always a tough role, whether it's the first day of school or it's playing guitar for one of the most important artists in the entire metal universe. Gus G -- who now fills the impossibly large boots of Zakk Wylde as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist -- is the new guy with…

Ozzy Osbourne's new guitarist Gus G. has been working hard learning riffs and solos by Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde, but that hasn't kept the Greek metal deity away from his own band Firewind. This fall, the power metal group will release its sixth album 'Days …

The revelation the other day from Ozzy Osbourne that his namesake festival, Ozzfest, would be returning this summer after going dark in 2009 as a traveling festival and not a one-off destination date like 2008's installment, has metalheads talking...

When Ozzy Osbourne first revealed to the online world that he'd be titling his forthcoming album 'Soul Sucka,' no one knew what to think. Was this some sort of elaborate hoax, concocted by Ozzy haters? Was Ozzy for real with the Limp Bizkit-esque title...

It doesn't seem like the kind of album title Ozzy Osbourne would choose, necessarily. But according to a report, Ozzy has settled on a name for his next album that's left a lot of longtime metalheads scratching their heads ... and wondering if Oz is collaborated on the disc with Fred Durst…

Now that he's had some time to let it sink in, Black Label Society mastermind Zakk Wylde says the fact that he won't be Ozzy Osbourne's main guitar man anymore is "no big deal." It's been a few months, and Wylde has been recovering from blood clots and the news …

Zakk Wylde had no say in the matter of whether or not he'd continue to be Ozzy Osbourne's touring guitarist. That's according to the Black Label Society frontman/guitarist in a recent interview; Wylde has since been replaced by Firewind's Gus G...